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Automatic Machinima News-Broadcasting
MattSparkes writes "Researchers claim to have produced software that automatically generates timely video news bulletins, presented by computer-animated characters, which could revolutionise current affairs broadcasting. The system, called News at Seven, takes RSS news feeds and does some formatting before passing it to an avatar from Half-Life 2 to read out. Based on keywords, the system also draws in video from YouTube and images from Flickr to supplement the speech."
Nifty! Now, how long before they come up with a Max Headroom version? :D
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...is me. I have been created. I speak about news. Thank you for watching.
Authority questions you. Return the favor.
I wonder if it's broadcasting about this story.
woah META NEWS
Bury me in mashed potatoes.
This just in!
"They're waiting for you, Gordon - in the test chamber."
Cutscene at 11.
Reality has a conservative bias: it conserves mass, energy, momentum...
well Ananova is British, and therefore it doesn't count until the Americans do it. Caus our president says we be better.
Note I love ananova. The selection of news stories there is the simply the best. You can read about the strangest stuff on there.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
"before passing it to an avatar from Half-Life 2 to read out"
It won't be long until these "avatars" start biasing the news towards their personal beliefs.. like denegrating head crabs, or constantly slanting the news against Dr. Breen.
Not to mention the crowbar lobby's already powerful influence...
CBS has been using this technology for their evening news since September 5th. I think that the virtual presenter is named 'Katie'.
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